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A Letter to a Gentleman from His Friend in Orkney containing The True Causes of the Poverty of that Country
by Rev. Thomas Hepburn
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, 1760 A good copy of the extremely scarce 1st edition in later half morocco leather binding .The letter was first written in 1757, apparently at the request of an anonymous individual (who edited and published it in 1760) to ascertain the background to a lawsuit brought against the Earl of Morton by his vassals. Rev Hepburn was the Minister of Birsay and therefore considered well placed to give a picture of local life and the causes of poverty in the area. The binding is probably later 1800's and has a very rubbed spine with gilt titles. Spine ends are frayed. There is similar wear to corners. Boards clean. The endpapers are contemporary with the binding and have the decorative bookplate of John Davie Manson Robertson to the front pastedown. There is an initial blank and several end blank leaves. Top page edges gilted. Contents: title (with Rev Hepburn's name written in in pencil); advertisement by the Editor pp 3-6; and text pp 7-44 - Finis. Pages vary greatly in size and edges are untrimmed. Contents are clean with occasional light marking or spotting - mostly at the page edges.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033147
- Title
- A Letter to a Gentleman from His Friend in Orkney containing The True Causes of the Poverty of that Country
- Author
- Rev. Thomas Hepburn
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1760
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Earl of Morton; Rev Thomas Hepburn; Birsay Orkney; Feudal ownership Orkney; Orkney history
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
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E C Books
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Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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